1. Conservation Definitions
Instructions: Use what you’ve learned about conservation statuses to research the following species on To find out their conservation status, click on the “Status” tab in the upper right of each species page. Click on “Threats” and write down one of the major threats facing each species. Or, if extinct, what caused the species to become extinct.
Write your answers in the box next to each species.
Dugong
© David Fleetham /
Little spotted kiwi
© Dani / Jeske / Animals Animals
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Green turtle
© Masa Ushioda / SeaPics.com
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Harlequin frog
© Jan C. Post
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Falkland Island wolf
© National Museum of Natural History
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Fiji fan palm
© Palmbob / Geoff Stein
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Tiger
© Thomas D. Mangelsen / Images of Nature
Mongoose lemur
© David Haring /
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2. Conservation Definitions
Instructions: Use what you’ve learned about conservation statuses to research the following species on To find out their conservation status, click on the “Status” tab in the upper right of each species page. Click on “Threats” and write down one of the major threats facing each species. Or, if extinct, what caused the species to become extinct.
Write your answers in the box next to each species.
Military macaw
© M. Watson /
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White-headed duck
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© Jorge Sierra /
Queen triggerfish
© James D. Watt / imagequestmarine.com
Yellowfin grouper
© Jesse Cancelmo / SeaPics.com
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Golden toad
© Richard K. La Val/AA /
Polynesian tree snail
© Trevor Coote
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Brown hyena
© Terry Whittaker /
Star cactus
© Lisa Williams/The Nature Conservancy
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3. Conservation Definitions
Instructions: Use what you’ve learned about conservation statuses to research the following species on To find out their conservation status, click on the “Status” tab in the upper right of each species page. Click on “Threats” and write down one of the major threats facing each species. Or, if extinct, what caused the species to become extinct.
Write your answers in the box next to each species.
Sumatran orangutan
© Anup Shah / naturepl.com
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St Helena olive
© Rebecca Cairns-Wicks
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Great snipe
© Wild Wonders of Europe / Rautiainen / naturepl.com
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Black footed cat
© Hayden Oake /
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Southern river otter
© José Luis Bartheld
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Vancouver marmot
© Fletcher & Baylis
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Gentoo Penguin
© Hanne & Jens Eriksen / naturepl.com
Madagascar teal
© Rod Williams / naturepl.com
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4. Conservation Definitions
Instructions: Use what you’ve learned about conservation statuses to research the following species on To find out their conservation status, click on the “Status” tab in the upper right of each species page. Click on “Threats” and write down one of the major threats facing each species. Or, if extinct, what caused the species to become extinct.
Write your answers in the box next to each species.
Manta ray
© Taketomo Shiratori /
African elephant
© Tony Heald / naturepl.com
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Sunset frog
© Greg Harold / Auscape International
White bearded gibbon
© Claire Thompson
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© Jorge Sierra /
Franklin tree
© Mark Turner /
Miranda robber frog
© Ariel Rodriguez
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Philippine cockatoo
© Benedict De Laender
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Pig-footed bandicoot
© Eric Woods /
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5. Conservation Definitions
Instructions: Use what you’ve learned about conservation statuses to research the following species on To find out their conservation status, click on the “Status” tab in the upper right of each species page. Click on “Threats” and write down one of the major threats facing each species. Or, if extinct, what caused the species to become extinct.
Write your answers in the box next to each species.
Orchid
© J. Matthew Gore
Black soft-shell turtle
© Chittaranjan Baruah / IUCN Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
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© Jorge Sierra /
Ground-cuckoo
© Nick Brickle / Wildlife Conservation Society
Malayan sun bear
© Wayne Lawler / Auscape International
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Mexican prairie dog
© Tamara Rioja Paradela
Bluebuck
© Frank W. Lane /
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Passenger Pigeon
© Ian Beames /
Grizzled giant squirrel
© Ch'ien C. Lee /
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6. Conservation Definitions
Instructions: Use what you’ve learned about conservation statuses to research the following species on To find out their conservation status, click on the “Status” tab in the upper right of each species page. Click on “Threats” and write down one of the major threats facing each species. Or, if extinct, what caused the species to become extinct.
Write your answers in the box next to each species.
Golden lion tamarin
© Dave Watts
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Forest owlet
© P. M. Laad
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Thylacine
© Zoological Society of London
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Volcan treefrog
© Andreas Hertz
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